The Market
Trading Spaces: ‘Opportune moment’ for upsizers in prime London
The gap between a typical two-bed flat and a three- or four-bed house has narrowed significantly in recent months, notes LonRes
Chestertons posts healthy H1 sales figures as PCL shows ‘strong signs of improvement’
Major London agency bucks trend with big increases in agreed sales and new registrations
Radio tycoon drops appeal for £200m Knightsbridge ‘super-penthouse’
Showdown with Westminster over the refusal of a 15,000 square foot amalgamation project at The Knightsbridge was due to kick off this week
The Green Belt ‘is being eroded at an alarming rate’ – CPRE
There has been a 62% increase in the loss of greenfield Green Belt land since 2013, says the Campaign to Protect Rural England
SDLT receipts slide 13.8% as transactions tank
Latest quarterly stamp duty stats, revealing a drop of almost a third of a billion pounds compared with the same period last year, "must represent a concerning picture for the Exchequer", says LCP
Holiday home tax loophole is ‘a scandal’, says Colliers
The current system allows many second home owners to avoid both council tax and business rates
Paradise Found: On the value of nature
A number of English farms that may not seem very desirable on paper have been going for above the odds recently; country buying agent Robin Gould explains why...
Chocolate Box Cottages Vs Manor Houses: What’s the price premium for a quintessentially English village home?
Jackson-Stops compares PSF values and sold prices for five types of chocolate box country home, from manor houses and rectories to farmhouses, barn conversions and cottages
Super-prime recovers as £10m+ deals hit their highest level since 2014
Demand in Prime Central and Prime Outer London is on the up, reports Knight Frank
What real impact would a public register of beneficial owners have on the UK property sector?
The new draft Bill promises more transparency in the UK property industry, but will it cause headaches for estate agents, solicitors and developers - and will it put off overseas investors?
Inheritance Tax ‘is unfit for purpose & requires urgent reform’
Just 1% of estates accounted for 40% IHT receipts in 2015-16
Global investment firm reveals the 24 property markets it’ll be avoiding in 2018
Hong Kong-based IP Global flips the "best places to invest" rundown on its head